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About the Constituency:

Koraput Lok Sabha Constituency is one of Odisha’s 21 parliamentary constituencies, reserved for the ST category. According to Election Commission of India 2009 data the total electorates in the Koraput Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 21) were 1,217,768 of which 628,971 are females and 588,797 are males.

Assembly Segments:

Formed before the elections of 1951, it has seven segments

 About Koraput:

The city of Koraput is the district headquarters of Koraput District,which is located in southern Odisha at an average height of over 870 m covering a total area (district) of about 8,807sq km. 

As per 2011 census, the city houses over 40,000 people with a 53% male majority. 10% of the population is under six years of age and the city has a sex ratio of 1,031 females for 1,000 males.Entire Koraput district has a population of above 13 lakhs. Oriya and English are the most widely used languages here and with an average literacy rate of 50%, Koraput has a male literacy rate of 62% and a female literacy rate of 40%. The city is well equipped with basic education facilities and has many public as well as some private schools. Projects related to power generation like HAL and NALCO have been founded here. Mining and oil refining are the other economic activities here. However, the district is one of the 250 most economically deprived areas of the country. National Highway, NH-43 passes through the city placing it on a vast road network.

A Look: Sitting MP

 Performance in the 15^th Lok Sabha

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